LESSON OVERVIEW
The main objectives of this ESL lesson on Past Perfect are to:
- talk about past events and preserving memories for the future;
- watch a video about a lost purse;
- understand and practise the Past Perfect tense.
With this lesson, students discuss things they carry with them, read a story and watch a video about a 63-year-old purse found in a school. They talk about memories and discuss time capsules. Students also learn the rules of Past Perfect and practise using it with Past Simple. They also read about the Crypt of Civilization and share their perspectives.
WARM-UP AND VIDEO
This ESL lesson on Past Perfect starts with a warm-up. Students list what they usually carry in their bag or pockets. They then guess what their teacher carries and compare lists. After that, students read the story about a lost purse. Next, they watch the first part of a video to complete the gaps in the story. Afterwards, students tick the things they think were found in the purse (e.g. photos of classmates, an address book). They watch the second part of the video and check their answers. Following that, students discuss questions about family history and personal connections to the past.
GRAMMAR AND DISCUSSION
In this part of this ESL lesson on Past Perfect, students look at sentences with the Past Perfect tense and do tasks. They explore the rules of Past Perfect and the order of past events. Moving on, students complete gaps in sentences about the video with the Past Perfect form. After that, they read the description of a time capsule and discuss questions about preserving memories for the future. Next, students learn about the Crypt of Civilization. They then use prompts and words provided (because, before, after) to write sentences using Past Simple and Past Perfect.
HOMEWORK/REVISION
This lesson plan also includes an additional task that you can use as homework or revision. In the task, students complete gaps using Past Simple and Past Perfect. The task is available in the teacher’s version of the worksheet. You can print it and hand it out to your students. It’s also included in the e-lesson plan.